Paris Montana Online Januuary 2010

Bonjour and Happy Holidays!


I have had many wonderful comments asking us when Paris Montana is going to be selling on line, including one delightful comment from Suzanne in West Virginia:

"Oh,PLEASE...FOR THE SAKE OF US ON THIS SIDE OF THE U.S,IS THERE A SITE FOR YOUR ITEMS? I meant to sound desperate in hopes that there is a site;)!!Good luck in your travels!!" Suzanne!

Oh, bless you Suzanne. And to answer your question, we are working on a site and our plan is to be live by January 1. Happy Holidays!

See ya'll down the road and soon online.

Bewitched and Bejeweled Vintage Vixens Can't Miss Sale

The Paris Montana Blacktop Boudoir will be at the October 24 Vintage Vixens bewitching estate event with our Rusted Street Chic and Dark Glam collections that are stirring things up a bit wherever we go!

In addition to Paris Montana pretties, shop for beautiful antiques and handmade artisan pieces, all with a vintage flair. Great pieces and prices for the holidays, including estate pieces, home decor, clothing, art, garden decor and shabby chic wares.
October 24th, 2009
10 am to 5 pm
2809 Sterling Ridge Ct.
Chula Vista, CA 91915



See you down the road!

NEW Paris Montana Collections

Here are a few pieces from the Paris Montana Notre Dame Cathedral Collection and Dark Glam Street Chic Collection that we will be previewing at Vagabond Nites this Thursday, October 15 at the Grand Opening of the fabulous new Boho Chic clothing store Saints and Sirens.

S&S is located next to Rust and Roses at 42nd and 7th ave. in the Phoenix Melrose District.

See ya'll down the road!

Glam is in the Air

Paris Montana is on the road this fall with an tres chic collection of dark glam and rusted elegance scavenged and salvaged from Paris to Montana and back alleys and biways in between.

Join us and our other gypsies on the go at Vagabond Nites Thursday, Oct. 15 to celebrate the grand opening of Saints and Sirens located next to Rust and Roses on 42nd and 7th ave in the very shi shi vintage Melrose district in Phoenix. This clothing store is OVER THE TOP with a combination of boho chic and vintage elegance that is perfection!

Next we are off to see our oh so chic California girls to adorn ourselves and our homes with all things vintage at the Vintage Vixens gala October 24th, 2009 ~10 am to 5 pm~2809 Sterling Ridge Ct.~Chula Vista, CA 91915

See you down the road!

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues...And Turquoise

YEE HAW!!!!! We had so much fun at the

Scottsdale Quarter Horse Classic. Those cowgirls come from a place where bigger is better and I bet even the sheep wear jewels! We layered em up 5 deep in pearls and turquoise before sending them out to win in style.

These gorgeous girls, Trudie and Stacie, loved our tarnished and vintage crosses and cuffs.

While there I was reminded of a couple of things: 1. I still do and always will adore turquoise 2. No matter how far and wide I travel, boots and chaps and cowboy hats...and country music will always feel like home.

See ya'll down the road!

La Maison Rustique Weekend

Home from a glorious sale weekend at La Maison Rustique "the Barn" in Temecula, CA, where we met a lot of new friends and customers and found treasures to add to the Paris Montana collection of vintage, eclectic and salvage jewelry.

I'm particularly delighted about our fabulous (and affordable!) new salvage style cuffs. They are the perfect combination of rust and glam. We will have them available at the Maricopa County Home Show Sept. 25, 26, 27.

AND I'm having so much fun debuting our signature piece in the Paris Montana Street Salvage line. It's a vintage Copenhagen can, from the rough and tumble streets of Butte, Montana, hanging from a stunning hand soldered chain created by Mammabellarte. Our collaboration on this piece created the exact look I have been searching for to launch this line! Look for more outrageous street salvage pieces at our upcoming fall events including the Scottsdale Classic Quarter Horse Show the first weekend in October.

Love to see ya down the road!

The Alchemy of Glamour and Grit

After customers ask, "where is Paris Montana?" (see previous post) they often ask, "what is Paris Montana style?" It's not trendy and it's not exactly boho chic...or straight up couture...It's more....

"Glamour and Grit?" I say...

"Yes! That's it!" They gleefully reply while layering Coco Chanel style pearls with tarnished vintage metal crosses and fringe leather earrings. Or while discovering the sheer fabulousness of combining 3" gold wrist cuffs (one for each wrist) with an oversized flower cocktail ring to wear with their favorite tank and jeans.

The alchemy of combining Glamour and Grit is finding your own unique style and reclaiming a bit of your joie de vivre. As Claudia Strasser says in her wonderful book, The Paris Apartment, "If you let yourself wear beautiful things you will feel like the goddess or movie star within."

Amen sistas! See you down the road!